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Abstract

A bioinert ceramic substrate, alpha-Al2O3, has been coated with hydroxyapatite (HAp) by the biomimetic route using simulated body fluid (SBF) solution at room temperature. The substrate was incubated at 37 degrees C in SBF for 6 days with a periodic replacement with freshly prepared SBF at 48-h intervals. After 6 days, continuous nanofiber-like structures of HAp (5-35 mu m in length, 0.05 mu m diameter) were obtained, connecting the intra- and interglobular clusters, within the coated mineral layer on the substrate surface. This is a unique and new observation, and this phenomenon has been demonstrated by a simple fractal growth model.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Processing Science
Divisions:	Bioceramics & Coating
Depositing User:	Namita Dutta
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2012 10:11
Last Modified:	26 Feb 2014 08:59
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/373

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